Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-03
AN ISSUE AT DALLAS.
Tho People Ct East Dallas not Ready for
Capitalization. - The Advantage One
.i1rd.

The People Of Eest Dallas not Ready for
Generalization - The Advantage One
.idrd.
SPECIAL % TIE Gazette.
DALLAS, TEE., Sept. the GAZETTE
reporter to-day met Msjor G W.
Crutcher q East D.i.ss, waen the follow
ing interview WIS 1ad, etc:
R-There seems 70 De 3 strong incIi-
nation or the part Of the city Of Dallas,
ana certain portion Of tie citizens Of
East Dallas to consolidate The two cities.
What are YOUR views q his question Of
annexation:
Al hardly Think it wou.d be becom-
ing il ne 70 express any very decided
views IL reference 10 this question II
majority Of the citizens Of East Dsi.as
think they would be benefited ~ CCali-
ton with Dallas, DO ncr know tLat
should try to interfere TO preventit I
Csn see very Clearly how It would benefit
the old city, out cannot understand how
East Dallas would ne benefited.
R-East Dallas made considerable i'm
provement last year believe?
Ayes, sir, lasI year we mscatemiZed
more than two miles of street, We graded
about fourteen miles Of streets, and
opened ct least i've miles CT new streets.
We erected 2 tne three story prick
school building lrst-class il eli Of It's
appointments, Gt s cost Vi SlI 600 though
:. IS EeSliy $4,000 building Tle
people of LAST Dallas were apparently
delighted with jle work of their
public servants last year, and
mad good reasons TO be. We, of course
we're not vain nor "stuck up" so that
when lIr. Jay Gould and MS parry made
s visit here last year the "COmmittee On
public interests" drove he party out into
East Dallas, where the incest improve
ments were TO show them Dallas we
mCdestly kept quiet and were wiling for
! them % thiak that it was all Dallss The
| aveGrge Est Dallasite was glad tEat their
! pu5IiC servants had made such attractive
! improvements, and apparently, we're en-
inently sati.t I'd.
r We'll, are you through with i'm
| pT0yement in East Dallas?
! A.-NOW, you make me smile. No sir :.
! about ten days ago l fled with the COuE-
| " Judge three petitions from citizens
living north, east sra south of East Dial
las, taxing in 2 strip One-haH mile all
around, petitionirE that they be taken
toto the city If E2st Dallas. I don't
! know Whether the County Judge hiss
! DigcOn-holed those petitions or not, but
suppose he Will order the election in due
! time.
E.-Those petitions #oul seemto indi-
cate that the adjacent citizens mad 8
pretty good opinion OF Easc Dallas, and
the wy her government has been cor
dUc.ed end administered.
Any impression is that those peti-
lions OF citizens praying TO come into
Est Dallas is the "str&w that broke the
cEmeps bsck." It was beginning 70 lock
like East Dallas anu me- Dallas was 90
iagtO be the metropolis Of North Texas
/ Consequently the citizens OF Dallas with
one accord arose up and said, if we aEe
ever going to get Last Dallas IL, now is
our time. So, you see, they are going &C
make Q long strong pull ell together
provided they can ever get enough Deti
tioDs-&nd il the city ind it can no! Dl
done, they may conclude TO lie. ii G-CI
for the present.
R.-Haye you settled the Teacher
question get
A.-WeIl, tl2t Aas been g little bone o.
contention, because, you see, the com
mittee on education in the CCurC.l G,
well as myself wanted 10 get the bes
teachers that could be hot, al& waI,
willing 10 pay for the best talent, but ,
mejority Of the Coucil differed as 70 VIVA
constituted the best, and this causeC
some trouble, but that is al settled now
al least until the matter IS referred <
Hon. o. II. Cooper, s.ate school super
intendent. The East Dallas school vii
open in September 81 the appointed time
R.-What do you think Ct TIE proba
bility of East Dallas being annexed if the
election is held?
A.-WelI, let them go ahead and try it
They will then know better about if thai
they do now.
R.-Whst are the arguments in faTo
of East Dallas remaining separate as sh,
now is?
A.-There are many arguments but
will not give them now.
RI understand some Of the East Dal
las aldermen are in favor Of annexation
| on account OF "disedifyiDg influences.
I How would vote on that question in IL
council result?
: Al am sure could not undertake 4
f say. l don't think, however, that any O
them are really in favor CT it. I saw il
t the Dallas paper that ore OF them "advO
Gates" it, but l don't think he meant +
say that. To my mind it would LOOK hk
: proving traitor to the people who electe
2 me if were to advocate such g thing
; however much l nigh. favor it indi
vIdually.